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Motorola is one of the best companies if you want the latest version of Android on your device quickly. The company has already updated most of its modern portfolio, but surprisingly the Motorola DROID Turbo is still sitting on KitKat. That's a surprise because the handset was the last Motorola launched before the Moto E this month, the Verizon exclusive with blockbuster specs landed in November last year.

Microsoft has said that Windows 10 will be launching a massive 190 countries around the globe "this summer". That is earlier than the end of year launch that was expected and will truly bring the new multi-platform OS to the masses, with the software set to arrive in 111 different languages.

The mobile gaming market has exploded in recent years, with most major traditional game developers joining the medium. However, arguably the most celebrated name of them all has been absent, I am talking about Nintendo. The Japanese console maker has held off releasing any titles on mobile devices, but that is about to change as Nintendo is collaborating with developer DeNA to produce new titles for smartphones and tablets.

OnePlus promised some time ago that its flagship killing OnePlus One smartphone will be getting the Android Lollipop treatment. Well, that promise is being fulfilled by the Chinese startup as the company confirmed that Lollipop is making its way to the One by the end of this month (March).

Sony has been late coming to the Android Lollipop party, but now that the company is moving to Google's newest OS, it is making up for lost time. Just yesterday the Xperia Z3, the company's current flagship, and the Z3 Compact started receiving the update to Android 5.0.2 in Northern Europe. Hot on the heels of that is news that the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, Xperia Z2 Tablet, and the Xperia Z2 handset are also getting a lick of the Lollipop.

After a couple of weeks of speculation, Sony has confirmed that it is finally updating the Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact to Android Lollipop. The company has left it later than most to update its flagship to the newest version of Google's mobile platform, but has been saying in recent weeks that it was coming soon.

It is easy to think sometimes that Google Maps is the only robust maps software out there, and certainly Mountain Views' service is deserving of its dominant market share. However, Nokia's HERE Maps has been providing a viable alternative to Google Maps for some time, especially with its free offline turn by turn navigation.

Verizon will undoubtedly be carrying the HTC One M9, but Big Red, the largest carrier in the US, is still showing some love to the now older HTC One M8. The Verizon variant of the smartphone is now getting its update to Android 5.0 Lollipop. HTC kept to its promise of launching 5.0 Lollipop to the One M8 within three months of its launch, but carriers always take a little longer sending out the software.

The LG G Pro is a couple of years old, the Korean company's then flagship phablet has even been replaced by the G Pro 2 and the line is set to be discontinued in 2015. However, LG is still supporting its aging device it seems as the company has begun rolling out Android 5.0 Lollipop to the G Pro. Although, it is worth noting that at the moment the upgrade is exclusive to South Korea, but will almost certainly move to other regions in the coming weeks.

Apple's first wearable, the Apple Watch, was announced back in September, but the company left plenty disappointed by saying the actual launch of the product would not happen until 2015. The actual launch date is still not clear, but it is expected for April and there were some good reasons why Apple waited. Chief among those was to allow develop interest to grow, a plan that seems to have worked.